ORLANDO — Two offseasons ago, the Detroit Tigers were interested in signing their right fielder to a contract extension.

The right fielder was J.D. Martinez, who was coming off a breakout season in 2015. Back then, the Tigers offered Martinez four years and $88 million. Martinez’s camp rebuffed that offer, instead signing a two-year extension which would cover his final two seasons of arbitration-eligibility.

This time, that rightfielder is Nick Castellanos.

Late in the regular season, the Tigers approached Castellanos’ camp about a contract extension, general manager Al Avila said at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings on Monday afternoon.

But, Avila cautioned, those talks never took off and have not been revisited this winter.

“Nothing has come up of it and we haven’t really discussed it ever since,” Avila said. “He’s arbitration-eligible this season, he has next season and obviously, we’re running through the same process with J.D. Martinez.”

Castellanos, 25, turned in his best offensive season in 2017, hitting .272 with 26 home runs and 101 RBIs.

His performance at the plate is not in question: Castellanos is an exceptional hitter and has added power to his game in the past couple seasons. It’s defensively what makes Castellanos such a question mark going forward. This offseason, he is transitioning to become a full-time right fielder after playing the first four seasons of his career at third base.

Avila said there’s a chance Castellanos could still get some time at third base.

“He did ask, ‘Well, should I also continue to take some ground balls at third base?’” Avila said. “I said, ‘Absolutely. The more versatility you bring, the better for you, the better for the organization.”